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MAGAZINE PIRE ARM.

No. 252,145. Patented Jan.'l0.1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.'

ALOIS SCHNEIDER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

MAGAZINE FI RE-ARM.

PEC'IFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,145, dated January10, 18822.

Application filed June 27, 1881.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Beit known that I, ALoIs SCHNEIDER, of the city and county of SanFrancisco, State of California, have invented Improvements in MagazineFire-Arms; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description thereof. My invention relates to certain improvementsin magazine tire-arms; and itconsists iii certain details ofconstruction, which will be more fully explained by reference tothe'accompanying drawings, in which- Figures 1 and 2 are longitudinalsections of a gun, showing my invention. Fig. 3 is a'horizontal sectionthrough the barrel of the magazine. Fig. 4 is an outside view, showingthe spring. Fig. 5 is a section showing spring. Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, l0,and l1 are details of working parts.

In a former patent issued to me June 8, 1880, I have shown certaindevices and improvements in the construction and operation of magazinefire-arms. My. present application embraces certain improvements basedupon this patent and one recently granted to me for an improvement inthe magazine.

As thelo wer front corner of thebreech-block is cntaway to receive theoperating-head of the lever, the elfect of the recoil in firing is aptto tip the block slightly in its chamber. To remedy this I have formed aprojection or lug, F, upon the front face of the head D, so that whenthe lever is bron'ght'up to close the breech this projection -will pressfirmly against the front-of the chamber in which the breech-blockslides, while the rear face of the head D binds against the front of thevertical lcgof the breech-block, thus holdin g theblock as solidly as ifit were continuous for the whole 4dept-l1. The first downward movementof the lever releases the block, sc that it can bc drawn down. fully. l1 In my fermer patent Iemployed a flat spring,

which was iitted vertically into the rear portion' ofthe Abreech-blockchamber to press agaiiist., the block and keep it tight in itsmovements.

I have made an improvement in this by using a. short bolt, G, the end ofwhich is kept in contact with the rear portion of the breechblock by aspring. A--shallow depression or indentation, a, is made in thebreech-block at (No model.)

tard the. block, while the lever still acts upon the retractor andforces it to complete its movement in ejecting the empty shell. Thecontinued movementoi' thelever afterward carries the block downward theremainder ofthe distance. A small anti friction roller, H, is tittedinto the front ot' the vertical leg of the breech-block to relieve thefriction ofthe head D of the lever while' the block is temporarilystationary.

The spring I, which raises the rear end of the arm J to guide theejected shells and throw them outof the chamber, is now titted to standvertically in a slot or groove in the rear of the breech-block chamber,instead of lying horizontally as in my former patent. The shellextractorwas formerly operated by a single piu fromthe head D, this pin workingin curved faces on therear edge of theextractorand close tothepivot-pin. I A

In order to give ag'reater leverage and more power to start shells whichmay stick in .the chamber, I use a pin., Kl which passes entirelythrough the head l), one end projecting so as to act upon the arm whichcocks the gun, while the other end projects upon the opposite sideand'euters a slot in the guide-plate of the ex'- tractor-arm at aconsiderable distance above its pivot. As the head D is rotated to throwthe breech-block down this piu acts powerfully 'uponthe extractor andstarts the shell from thechamber, the motion of the extractor being thencontinued by the pin at its rear in the same manner as formerlydescribed. By this construction only one pin is necessary, Aand it maybe loosely inserted into the head', so as to be easily withdrawn whennecessary, .n

A slide, L, is operated by a pin which counects it with the hammer, andwhen the hammer falls the slide is forced forward andtills v the slot atthe side and rear ot' the breechblock opening in the frame, which ismade' to receive the head of the extractor as it comes back. The use ofthe slide L is to exclude dirt.

Whenever it is desired to convert this arm into a. single breech-loaderand not disturb the cartridges which are within themagazine it will bepreferable to lim-it the movement of the breech-block so that it willonly be depressed sufliciently to uncover the end of the a point wherethe piu will fall into it and re- 4 IOO barrel and admit the insertionof a single cartridge from the rear in the usual manner forbreech-loaders. This is eii'ected by making a channel, M, of snlicientlength in the 5 rear ot" tho breech-block, and a short bolt, N,

in the frame is moved by a button, O, on the side ot' the frame. Whenpressed forward this button moves the bolt N into the channel M, and themovement oithe breech-block is then limited by the length ofthe channel.By drawngthebuttenback thcbreech-blocli'is allowed its full motion, andthe gun is again converted into a repeater.

The usual method for securing tho magazine in this class of guns is bypins or screws, and it is not easy to remove when desired for repairs orother purposes.

In my improvement I form' the lower end of the magazine with two or moreinclined lugs, and suitable openings are made in the frame for theirreception. Inelined slots from these openings, like screw-threads,receive the lugs, and a partial turn of the magazine secures it firmlyin the frame. The other end is held by the wood of thc stock and theusual bands.

In a patent recently granted me for a method of locking thecartridgeswithin the magazine and preventing them from moving, ex-

a. rod rotating within a channel'or groove in one side of the magazine,and having notches which fit thefla'ngcs of the shells when this rod isrotated to a proper position forth'at purpose, While the opposite side'ot' the niagazine'had corresponding slots to receive the ing thjeshell-extractor moving in a chamber on f onefside of the breechblockopening and the flanges from that side. I have found that the notchedrod is snfcient without otherholding device. This rodP is preferablyfitted into a channel formed in any suitable ina-nner on the lower sideot the magazine. The rodi's cut away u pon o 1'ie` side, so that it liesin its channel. This -side completes the interior i 'substantially asherein described.

4. In combinationwit-h the frame provided `wi`th a groove in'fwhichmoves the head ofthe of thel magazine, as it is cut away in a corretomove' one of til uppermost this angle will project into 'the magazine.Notches are cut in vthis angle to fore described.A The rod is held intheposition whi'chpresen'ts the dat l'sidef to the caringe projection atthe end, by which it may' ,be

turned, in combination with the lug R, pivo ted at 3'to. the forwardpart of head D, so that thetrid'ges, so that they move freely over it bya torsional spring, Q, upon one side of the mag'- azine,' and this keepsvthe rod in this position at all times, except just as' the lever isbron' lit upj andthe breech closed. The spur ,5. of a ng or'supplemental lever, B-,pivoted on'thefforward part 'of liead'D at 3,strikes the'mojec- 6 5 side, and on one end projts anni@ below the lowerpart of the head, outside the fratrie, so'that cept when the gun is ltob'e loaded, Idescribed.

spending curve, and 'the cartridges will be free but when the rod isturned` Aso thatv e angles of the cutawayportionis r by the hammer inits fall, so as to close theend receive thev an'g'e's of the cartridges,lebetion on rod Pand turns the rod seas to'lock.

the cartridges inthe magazine as the breech diend.

it maybe moved by the pressure ot' the linger, and the inner end or lug,It, thrown forward. This is done when it is desired to leave thelocking-rod P in its ordinary position, so as to charge the magazine,and is effected by press ing upon the projecting end cjnst before thelever is brought close up, and this throws the point of the lug It downand forward, so that it will pass beneath the lug on the rod withoutturning the latter` This leaves the rod with its grooved or cut-awaypart forming a part ofthe magazine chamber, and the latter isconsequently free for the cartridges to move in it. They may then beinserted through an opening in vthe side ofthe frame in the usualmanner. Thelug R is returned to its place at the next movementofthelever by asuitable spring.

Having thus described my invention, what breeeh-block provided with adownwardly-projectiug leg,in `combination with an operatingleverprovided with a head, D, pivoted between the dow n wardly-projectin gleg and the forward wall of the frame, and provided with a lug, F,adapted to b ind against the forward wall of. the

`frame and steady the breech-block when the breech is closed,substantially as and in the manner described.

2. The'rear wall of the frame, provided with' y a vertical slot andvertical inserted spring I, in combination with the pivoted guide-bar'.I 'and vertically-moving breech-block G, all constr ucted as 4setlforth.

3, Theverticallylmovingbreeclibiock 0,l1avcooking-arm u'pon the oppositeside, in corn-bb fna'ton withl the actuating-head D of the lever,

having a single 'supplemental pin, K, extendiing tbroughfrom side toside, so as to operate both thecocking-arm and to start the extractor,

eitra'c'tor, theslideL, connected with andihojved 'Sf'ttntiallyas hereindescribed.

travel'ot 4its projecting spur 5 is past the projec'tion on the end ofrod P', and adapted toghe thrown down and kepttrom operating the rod,i"sfiibs ta-ntially as herein described.

,l witness whereof I have hereunto :set my 'ALoi-s SCHNEIDER.

"Witnessest 'I Farin-n A. Bnoois, S. H. Nonnsn.'

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